{"id":812093,"date":"2026-07-19T12:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812093\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:03:13","slug":"frances-mbappe-sets-world-cup-scoring-record-with-22-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/812093\/","title":{"rendered":"France’s Mbappe sets World Cup scoring record with 22 goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

France<\/a>‘s Kylian Mbappe\u00a0became the top scorer in World Cup history on Saturday\u00a0after\u00a0netting a 22nd goal in\u00a0the third-place play-off against England<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, his team suffered a 6-4 defeat to the Three Lions in Didier Deschamps’ last match as France’s head coach.<\/p>\n

Mbappe is now\u00a0one ahead of Argentina’s Lionel Messi<\/a>\u00a0on the World Cup all-time goal-scoring table. Messi will have a chance to win back the title when Argentina play in Sunday’s final.<\/p>\n

\"KylianMbappe needed 22 games to set the record, while Messi needed 33 matches to score his 21 goalsImage: Luke Hales\/Getty Images\/AFP<\/p>\n

Mbappe’s brace also saw the France captain move to the top of the race for the Golden Boot, which will be awarded to the player with the most goals in the tournament.\u00a0He\u00a0now has two more goals than Messi in the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

“Messi \u2060is \u200bgoing to score (on Sunday), that’s for \u200bsure. I’m just trying to help my team win. When \u200byou score a \u200clot of goals at the World Cup, it puts you in a certain \u200bcategory,” Mbappe said.<\/p>\n

“I \u2060would have preferred not to be the all-time top scorer \u2060and to \u200bbe playing tomorrow’s match. It’s good in terms of legacy, but today it’s not the first thing on my mind,” he added.<\/p>\n

England beat\u00a0France 6-4 in wild\u00a0World Cup bronze match<\/p>\n

England were in complete control after scoring four first-half goals to leave France facing an embarrassing defeat.<\/p>\n

Mbappe struck twice as Les Bleus battled back, but England held firm.<\/p>\n

Saka scored a hat-trick for the Three Lions\u00a0while Bellingham became the first England player to score seven goals at a single World Cup.<\/p>\n

The result secured third place for England,\u00a0the team’s best World Cup<\/a> performance since winning the tournament in 1966.<\/p>\n

\"England'sBukayo Saka (center) is the second England player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup knockout matchImage: Paul Childs\/REUTERS<\/p>\n

Deschamps’ last dance for France<\/p>\n

The third-place playoff\u00a0at the World Cup was\u00a0Deschamps’ last game as France coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a player, Deschamps led the French team to a\u00a0World Cup title in 1998. As a coach, he guided\u00a0France to World Cup glory in 2018 and a runner-up finish four years ago.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Les Bleus missed their chance\u00a0for a third consecutive final appearance\u00a0after losing 2-0 against Spain in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

\"FranceDidier Deschamps is stepping down as France manager after 14 yearsImage: Carlos Barria\/REUTERS<\/p>\n

On Sunday, European champions Spain<\/a> will face World Cup holders and South American champions Argentina<\/a>\u00a0in the final.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Sean Sinico<\/p>\n

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